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Maquoketa, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Maquoketa is a Census city of 6,075 people across 4.52 square miles of land, lying across Jackson County and Clinton County. Median household income is $60,240, 70.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Maquoketa
What Maquoketa is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.52 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,345
- County holding the largest share of its areaJackson County, 93.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inJackson County 93.5 percent, Clinton County 6.5 percent
Maquoketa crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Maquoketa
How many people live in Maquoketa
- Population6,075
- Median age42.6
- Population under 181,333
- Share under 1821.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,336
- Share 65 and over22.0 percent
- Households2,669
- Family households1,591
- Share of households that are families59.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Maquoketa
Income and work in Maquoketa
- Median household income$60,240
- Per capita income$34,694
- Civilian labor force2,941
- Employed2,687
- Unemployed254 plus or minus 168
- Unemployment rate8.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over4,361
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Maquoketa
Housing in Maquoketa
- Housing units2,823
- Occupied units2,669
- Vacant units154 plus or minus 83
- Vacancy rate5.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied1,867
- Renter occupied802 plus or minus 171
- Ownership rate70.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$132,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$795
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent
- Single family units2,105
- Share single family74.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more443 plus or minus 133
- Share in buildings of two or more15.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes275 plus or minus 118
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Maquoketa
How Maquoketa gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,372
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,305
- Share commuting under 15 minutes55.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more703 plus or minus 172
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone77.8 percent
- Carpooled10.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home10.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Maquoketa
SBA loans in Maquoketa (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,791,000
- Average approval$697,750
- Median approval$670,500
- Largest approval$1,300,000
- Jobs supported49
- Jobs per approval12.3
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term150 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Maquoketa, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Maquoketa
SBA loans in Maquoketa (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,846,000
- Average approval$461,500
- Median approval$363,500
- Largest approval$817,000
- Jobs supported9
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Maquoketa, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Maquoketa
Flood risk in Maquoketa
- NFIP communityCity of Maquoketa
- NFIP community number190160
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/28/22
The City of Maquoketa participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190160 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jackson County, not Maquoketa
Jackson County context, not Maquoketa figures
- Establishments in Jackson County515
- Covered employment, Jackson County5,869
- Average annual pay, Jackson County$45,236
- Housing units permitted, Jackson County23
Every figure in this section is published for Jackson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Maquoketa.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Maquoketa questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Maquoketa, Iowa?
6,075, in 2,669 households. Maquoketa city covers 4.52 square miles of land, which is 1,345 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Maquoketa in?
Maquoketa lies in more than one. By area it is 93.5 percent in Jackson County, 6.5 percent in Clinton County. This page sits under Jackson County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Maquoketa?
$60,240. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $132,500. Median gross rent is $795 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Maquoketa businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $2.8 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $670,500, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Maquoketa, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Maquoketa borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Maquoketa. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Maquoketa in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Maquoketa appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Maquoketa, city of, community 190160, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Maquoketa figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jackson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Maquoketa.
Is zoning published for Maquoketa?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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